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CASES AND THAT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN
UNTIL THEY RECEIVED
THE DETAILS OF ALL THE NEARLY TWO HUNDRED CURRENT VOLUNTEERS.
HEAD OF CHANCERY EXPLAINED THE ROLE OF THE UNHCR IN PREPARING
AND PASSING ON THE PAPER WORK AND POINTED OUT THEIR STAFFING PROBLEMS
HE SUGGESTED THAT THE VIETNAMESE SHOULD RAISE THIS DURING DE MELLO'S
VISIT.
COMMENT
5. IT IS OF COURSE NOT THE CASE (PARA 2 ABOVE) THAT TINE MADE ACCEPTANCE OF THE DATES DEPENDENT ON SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS
FOR COSTS ALTHOUGH THE SUBJECTS WERE RAISED IN THE SAME
· CONVERSATION.
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(PARA 3 ABOVE)
6. MY READING OF THE POINT ABOUT "VOLUNTARISM
IS THAT THE VIETNAMESE ARE ATTEMPTING TO FUDGE THE ISSUE IN ORDER TO ALLOW TEHMSELVES ROOM TO GET OFF THE HOOK OF VOLUNTEERS
ONLY''.
7. THE DECISION TO TAKE NO ACTION ON THE LIST OF VOLUNTEERS
ALREADY SUPPLIED IS DISAPPOINTING. WHEN WE NEXT HAVE CONTACT ON THIS ISSUE, WE SHALL URGE THE VIETNAMESE TO REGARD THIS BATCH AS A USEFUL TRIAL RUN FOR THE MECHANISMS AT BOTH ENDS.
DAVIES
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ΜΑΙΝ
107
DISTRIBUTION
111
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
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ECD (I)
ECD (E)
SPD
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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR SLATER
MR MCLAREN
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